The bloodstock sales environment has continued to evolve dramatically in recent years – mostly for the good. Massive incentives and golden carrots are the name of the game.
Two 3yo races for R1 million each – exclusive to graduates of the 2016 National 2yo Sale – will be run at Scottsville next August.
These two lucrative races, one for fillies and the other for males, uniquely will be handicapped by the individual price of the BSA graduate entered. to read the conditions – click here
National 2yo Sale 2016
- Day ONE, THURSDAY, 18 AUGUST 18h00 lot 1-85
- Day TWO, FRIDAY, 19 AUGUST 11h00 lot 86-271
A.P. Answer
A superbly bred stallion, AP. Answer is a son of dual US champion sire AP Indy and a champion filly whose classic winning half brother, Green Tune, was a top class sire. From the same family as world leading sire Storm Bird, AP. Answer has made his presence felt through such smart stakes winners as Duffi’s Call and Print The Pounds, as well as Gr1 2yo Beckedorf.
Lot 231 – inbred to legendary sire Mr Prospector, this colt is out of a winning daughter of former Equus Outstanding Stallion Count Dubois and this is the family of six time stakes winner Leavenworth.
Antonius Pius
A top class racehorse, who won the Gr3 Railway Stakes and was second in the Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile, Antonius Pius is a son of legendary sire Danzig and unbeaten Gr1 winner Catchascatchcan. A former Leading First Crop Sire, Antonius Pius’ top performers include the top class graded winners Antonius Du Bois, Belong To Me, and My Sanctuary, as well as dual Listed Aquanaut Handicap hero Cool Chardonnay.
Lot 15 – inbred to the undefeated super sire Danzig, this filly’s dam is a sister to a three time winner and this is the family of champion Circle Of Life (dam of current Gr1 performer Deo Juvente), Met hero Zebra Crossing and Gr1 African Lion. Her fourth dam is champion, and July winner, Tecla Bluff
Lot 24 – out of a winning mare by outstanding sire Dubawi, this filly’s second dam is a half sister to former Gr1 July runner up Sushisan, and this is also the family of star Australian gallopers Seascay and Littorio
Lot 29 – this filly, a half sister to 4 winners – including the very smart 2yo Rock Deejay, is out of a six time winning Sportsworld half sister to SA and New Zealand Gr1 winner Dane Julia, and she is another inbred to Danzig
Lot 37 – bred on the same cross as East Cape star Yoshie, this filly is out of a winning half sister to Gr3 placed feature race winner Kiss Me Hardy and is from the family of champions Kiss Of Peace and Harry Hotspur
Lot 40 – this colt (a brother to a winner) is out of a Gr3 winning (and Golden Slipper runner up) daughter of the great broodmare sire Elliodor, with his dam’s own sister producing East Cape champion Seattle Storm
Lot 80 – a three parts sister to the speedy winner Moulin Royale, this filly is out of a three time winner and from the same family as Langerman hero Jubilee Creek and seven time stakes winner Dance On Wood
Lot 145 – another bred on the same cross as star filly Yoshie, this filly is out of a three time winning daughter of champion sire and top class broodmare sire Jallad. The family of Gr1 2yo Greenacre and Guineas winner Michaelmas
Lot 149 – this colt is out of a winning half sister to champion Dash Along and to two other stakes horses. His third dam is Gr1 performer Flash Girl, and this is the family of Broodmare Of The Year On Offer, whose descendants include star filly Bold Bidder, Gr3 winning speedster Gold Site and stakes winner The Pick
Lot 216 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a stakes placed winner of four, and this is the family of star sprinter Divine Act, Fillies Guineas winner Kendal Green, recent Gr1 Summer Cup hero Master Sabina, and Gr1 2yo This England
Lot 224 – a half sister to 2 winners (one of whom won four), this filly’s second dam is a half sister to Gr1 November Handicap hero Grand Format and top class filly National Dance, with the latter pair, like the filly on offer, being sired by a son of Danzig
Lot 246 – out of a winning daughter of champion sire Silvano, this colt’s second dam is a Badger Land own sister to a stakes winner and a half sister to Gr2 winner Elegant Al. This is the mighty Sister Sarah family which has done so well in South Africa
Ashaawes
A regally bred son of the great Kingmambo (also sire of top stallions Lemon Drop Kid, Ideal World, King Kamehameha and King’s Best), Ashaawes won three of his first four starts and had a full brother fetch $11.7 million at a yearling sale. He is a proven sire with his top performers including brilliant filly Priceless Jewel, Gr3 Matchem Stakes winner Reim, Dubai Gr1 performer Sanshaawes, stakes winners Scented Ash and Way Clear, impressive feature race hero Asstar, and promising 2yo Poster Girl.
Lot 147 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a Jallad half sister to Gr2 winner La Deportista (dam of East Cape champ Juan Pablo). La Deportista is also granddam of recent Gr1 Vodacom Durban July fifth place finisher Saratoga Dancer (who, like the filly on sale, is by a son of Kingmambo)
Lot 264 – a half brother to 3 winners (one of whom won seven), this colt is from the famed Let Kiss family responsible for champions Jay Peg and Kochka, as well as Gr1 performer Lucky Find and the top class Gr3 winner Cat And The Moon
Await The Dawn
A triple Group winner, the sadly now deceased Await The Dawn shares his triple champion sire Giant’s Causeway with one of the world’s best sires – Shamardal (himself sire of promising sires Casamento and Lope De Vega). The regally bred Await The Dawn is from the same family as leading sires Rainbow Quest and Warning, as well as Deploy – damsire of the mighty stallion Dubawi.
Lot 208 – a half sister to 3 winners, this filly (inbred three times to the great sire Roberto) is out of a winning Al Mufti half sister to stakes winning speedster Trance and is from the family of champions National Currency, Harry’s Charm, Enchantress and the latter’s daughter Laverna
Lot 217 – this filly is out of a three time winning half sister to the dam of the very promising Gr2 Golden Slipper placed filly Sail, and this is the same family as Gr1 winners Shamal Wind, Marshua and Smuggly (among others)
Black Minnalousche
A dual Gr1 winner, whose victories included the Irish 2000 Guineas, Black Minnaloushe has a proven track record at this sale – with his Gr1 SA Nursery winning son Arabian Beat having been sold here. Other notables by this son of Storm Cat include Triple Crown hero and new sire Louis The King, Breeders’ Cup Sprint hero Dancing In Silks, Oaks winner Ash Cloud, Gr1 winning 2yo Gold Onyx, and champion 2yos Hollinger, Jokers Wild and Kochka.
Lot 2 – bred on the same cross as the aforementioned Arabian Beat, this filly is out of an Al Mufti half sister to Gr3 winner Golden Shina and is from the same family as Gr1 winning 2yo Grand Canyon, and Gr1 Belmont Stakes winner Ruler On Ice
Lot 36 – a half brother to 4 winners including stakes filly Kanara, this colt (who shares his broodmare sire Danehill with the likes of Frankel, Sepoy and Danedream) is from the great Bourtai family and his immediate relatives include classic winner St Reims, champion Champagne, Gr1 King George/Eclipse Stakes hero Nathaniel (a promising sire), Irish Oaks winner Great Heavens and Gr1 winner Playful Act – the latter selling for $10.5 million at the 2007 Keeneland November Sale
Lot 93 – bred on the same cross as Triple Crown/Summer Cup hero Louis The King, this colt is out of a winning daughter of National Emblem and he is from the family of champions Imperious Sue and Victory Moon, as well as recent Gr1 City Of Pietermaritzburg Fillies Sprint winner Real Princess
Lot 118 – a half/full sister to 6 winners including Gr1 SA Derby third Rippling Ring, this filly is out of a winning half sister to a stakes performer and her second dam is a stakes winning daughter of Elliodor – damsire of the Black Minnaloushe sired champion Kochka
Lot 188 – a half sister to 3 winners (one of whom being a stakes placed winner of six), this filly is out of a winning daughter of champion sire and emerging broodmare sire Captain Al, and this is the family of top class racemare Poetic
Lot 247 – a half brother to a winner, this colt (inbred to Triple Crown winner Secretariat) is out of a daughter of US champion sire Elusive Quality and Australian Gr2 winner Market Price, and this is the same family as Oaks winner Kia Ora Miss
Lot 267 – out of a mare who won five times, this colt is from the family of top class sprinter Free Enterprise and ill-fated Gr3 King’s Cup winner Lady Magpie
Bold Silvano
One of three sons of champion sire Silvano to win the Gr1 Vodacom Durban July, Bold Silvano was South Africa’s Equus Middle Distance Horse of 2010 and also won the Gr3 Maktoum Challenge on his Dubai debut. He made a cracking start with his first juveniles, with Bold Silvano’s six early winners including feature race contender Bold Rex and debut winner Besotted and he looks a young sire of considerable promise.
Lot 22 – out of a five time winning daughter of champion Greys Inn, this filly’s second dam is a half sister to Gr2 Emerald Cup runner up Eastern Cobbler and this is the branch of the Drohsky family which produced multiple Gr1 winner Ingleside
Lot 60 – out of a mare by the great Gone West (damsire of champion Awesome Feather, classic winners Motivator and Leading Light and Order Of St George), this filly’s second dam is outstanding broodmare Alidiva – dam of the Gr1 winning siblings Ali-Royal and Sleepytime, both of whom (like the filly on sale) are by a Nijinsky II line sire
Lot 65 – another out of a mare by Gone West, this colt (a half brother to four winners), is out of a half sister to US Gr1 winner Gaviola and is from the same family as US champion sire Cozzene, Japanese Horse Of The Year T.M. Opera O and Fall Aspen (dam of outstanding SA sire Fort Wood)
Lot 79 – out of a four time winning Lecture (who has done well with Bold Silvano’s damsire Al Mufti) half sister to a stakes placed winner of four, this filly’s second dam is a full sister to stakes winner Argyle Arms and this is the same family as Equus Champion Jeppe’s Reef and dual Gr1 winner Rabada
Lot 85 – a half sister to five winners (one of whom won 8 in the US), this regally bred filly is out of a daughter of Gr1 winner Jade Hunter (sire of outstanding broodmare Procrasinate) and US Gr1 winner Dahlia’s Daughter. The latter is a daughter of champions Theatrical and Dahlia – with the latter (herself also dam of 4 Gr1 winners) winning no fewer than 11 times at the highest level
Lot 91 – out of a half sister to four stakes horses, including Derby winner St Tropez and Gr1 Cape Derby second Tan Can, this filly is from the same family as current Gr1 sprinter African Ruler, Gr1 winner Amberpondo and champion filly Ethereal Lady
Lot 111 – this filly (a direct descendant of the mighty mare Pretty Polly) is from an outstanding family and her relatives include Gr1 winner and outstanding sire Cape Cross (sire of Sea The Stars), top class sire Iffraaj, and champion fillies Alydaress, Desirable, Park Appeal and Shadayid. The latter, like the filly on offer, is by a Nijinsky II line sire
Lot 126 – this well bred filly is out of a stakes placed Kahal half sister to Gr1 GommaGomma Challenge winner Pick Six and this is also the family of (the now Gr1) Thekwini Stakes winner Bridal Paths
Lot 182 – bred on the hugely successful Silvano/Jallad cross (ie Met winner Martial Eagle), this colt’s winning dam is a half sister to recent Gr3 winner Peggy Jay and her second dam is Gr1 winner, and Equus Champion, Colonial Girl
Lot 197 – out of a mare by outstanding sire Cape Cross (damsire of Investec Derby winner and hot young sire Australia), this filly is from the family of Gr1 winning sprinter and local sire King’s Apostle and Australian champion Atlantic Jewel, while her third dam is former champion 2yo filly Pass The Peace. Her dam is bred on the reverse cross as former Gr1 winner Serious Attitude
Lot 204 – this filly is out of a half sister to Gr2 winning 2yo Madame Trop Vite and is from the same family as champion Galtee
Lot 232 – out of a winning daughter of Zamindar (damsire of champion Kingman), this filly’s dam is a half sister to promising 2yo Pacific Spirit and this is the immediate family of champions Archipenko and Blame as well as Sadler’s Wells, Nureyev and Fairy King. Interestingly, her second dam is by Sadler’s Wells – which makes this filly’s second dam closely inbred to the great mare Special
Lot 233 – this colt (inbred to the mare Beautiful Spirit as well as to outstanding sire Hail To Reason and the latter’s son Roberto) is out of a winning half sister to an 11 time stakes winner in North America and the colt on offer is a direct descendant of outstanding 2yo and multiple Gr1 winner Mrs Warren
Lot 266 – like graded winners Flash Drive and Hot Affair, this filly is inbred to champion sire/broodmare sire Al Mufti. A half sister to stakes placed 2yo Fresh, she from the family of one of Al Mufti’s greatest sons – Dubai champion and Gr1 sire Victory Moon, and this is also the family of current Gr1 winning speedster Real Princess
Byword
A French champion and outstanding racehorse, Byword’s seven wins included the Gr1 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes – one of the world’s great contests, won previously by superstars Dubai Millennium, Fantastic Light, Azamour, So You Think, Duke Of Marmalade and Ouija Board. A half brother to a multiple Gr1 winner and from the family of legendary sire Court Martial Byword’s first yearlings fetched up to R2 000 000 in 2016.
Lot 69 – this well bred filly is out of a winning Singspiel (damsire of recent July Cup hero Limato) half sister to Gr1 winning 2yo Dilshaan and this filly is from an outstanding family whose members include French Oaks winner Sweet Mimosa and champions Levmoss and Le Moss, as well as former successful SA sire Casey Tibbs
Lot 84 – this filly (inbred to the great broodmare Special) is out of a Fort Wood half sister to 2 stakes horses, and her second dam is a five time winning full sister to Gr1 J&B Met hero Angus. Her first three dams are by champion sires/broodmare sires Fort Wood, Northern Guest and Royal Prerogative respectively
Lot 134 – this filly is out of three time winning Kahal half sister to recent July fifth place finisher Saratoga Dancer and second dam is a half sister to 13 time stakes winner and East Cape champion Juan Pablo. Like the dam of champion Golden Horn, this filly is inbred to outstanding sire Nureyev
Lot 171 – another inbred to Nureyev, this filly is a half sister to seven winners including a stakes performer. Her dam, by leading broodmare sire Sportsworld, is a half sister to 2 stakes horses and this is the family of champion filly Along Came Polly – whose sire, Judpot, is out of Nureyev’s greatest daughter, Miesque
Lot 175 – bred on a similar cross to US Gr1 winner Winchester, this filly is out of a stakes winning daughter of top class broodmare sire Spectrum. Inbred to the mighty Rainbow Quest (an Arc winner and exceptional broodmare sire) she is from the family of US Gr1 winning filly In The Gold and champion US filly Judy The Beauty
Captain Al
Last season’s Champion Sire, Captain Al has record eight 2yo sires titles in a row – and once again dominated SA’s juvenile races in 2015-2016. His numerous recent stakes winners include brilliant Gr1 winning 2yos Always In Charge, Cloth Of Cloud and The Secret Is Out, as well as top class older graded winners Captain America, Princess Royal, Eighth Wonder and Derby hero Captain Splendid.
Lot 45 – this filly is an own sister to ill-fated feature race winner Fulcrum and Winter Guineas placed Vice Admiral. Bred on the same cross as Captain Al’s Oaks winner Pine Princess, she is also a three parts sister to the sire’s Equus Champion and French group winner Captain’s Lover
Lot 112 – from one of the great families in the stud book, this colt is out of a Gr3 winning daughter of Fort Wood. The Captain Al/Fort Wood cross has proved hugely successful resulting in Gr1 hero Captain America, Gr3 winners Wheredowego and Captain Splendid, and the top class sisters Fragrant Al and Captain’s Flame. The family of sire legends Danehill, Halo, Machiavellian and Northern Dancer
Lot 220 – a half brother to a useful winner, this colt (bred on a similar cross to lot 112) is out of a three time winner who finished second in a Gr3 contest. The family of US Gr1 winners Contredance and Skimming, Breeders’ Cup runner up Eltish and 1000 Guineas winner Wince
Lot 258 – a half brother to 4 winners (one of whom won 6), this colt is out of a Gr1 placed Jallad half sister to 3 stakes winners including dual Gr3 Matchem hero Sevillano and Gold Bowl star Herod The Great. This is the family of US champion 2yo and successful sire Lord Avie
Crusade
Lot 140 – inbred to legendary sire Storm Cat (as is this year’s brilliant 2yo filly Lady Aurelia), this colt’s second dam is Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas third Silver Moon – a full sister to Gr1 SA Nursery winner Fallon and this is the mighty Drohsky family
Lot 205 – out of a winning half sister to 7 winners, this filly is from the family of the very fast Gr3 winner Tuscan Elegance (dam of Gr3 winning 2yo Tuscan Sky) and champion sprinter and classic sire Thatching, as well as top class sprinter and former top class SA sire Golden Thatch. Traces back to the great mare Dalmary – ancestress of Sadler’s Wells, Nureyev, Thatch and Fairy King
Curved Ball
A top class Gr2 Dingaans winner, Curved Ball is the only son of multiple Australian champion sire Fastnet Rock (sire of Gr1 sires in Hinchinbrook and Stryker and leading first crop sire Smart Missile) – the sire of more than 20 Gr1 winners- at stud in South Africa. From the same family as champion sire Marscay, Curved Ball made an immediate impact with his first 2yos including a number of early winners.
Lot 3 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a three time winning half sister to a stakes winner of four and this is the same family as former Guineas winner Tudor Blue
Lot 10 – this well bred colt is out of a stakes placed winner of six – by Kentucky Derby winner and US champion sire Thunder Gulch (damsire of Gr1 winners Bayern, Lovely Maria, Pleascach etc). His dam is a half sister to a US stakes winner, as his second dam – a daughter of US champion and top class sire and broodmare sire Theatrical. Bred on a similar cross to Fastnet Rock Gr2 winner Rain Drum
Lot 38 – inbred to legendary sire Danzig (like Fastnet Rock’s Gr1 winner Albany Reunion), this filly is out of a winner and from the same family as top class filly Not Now Darling among a plethora of other black type performers
Lot 52 – out of a three time winning half sister to Gr2 winner and millionaire Judicial, this colt is from the famed Grey Flight family responsible for leading SA sire National Assembly, very promising SA sire Philanthropist and top class US sires What A Pleasure and Sovereign Dancer, as well as champions Bold Lad, Misty Morn, and Successor
Lot 187 – a half brother to a 2yo debut winner, this colt is out of a winning daughter of international globetrotting Gr1 winner Starcraft and from the same family as outstanding sires Green Desert and Arch, as well as Breeders’ Cup Classic hero Bayern
Lot 248 – this regally bred filly is a half sister to seven winners, including 12x Gr2 winner Tales Of Bravery. Her own dam, by Caesour, is a half sister to 2 SA Oaks winners, as well as to the dam of US Gr1 winner Gypsy’s Warning
Doowaley
A stakes son of the great sire Sadler’s Wells (sire of Galileo, Montjeu, and Fort Wood), Doowaley is very closely related to former French Derby winner and champion sire Caerleon. The sire, who is from the great La Troienne family, has more than left his mark at stud, with his top offspring including Fillies Guineas winner Rei Rei, Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes winner Louvre, Gr3 Sycamore Sprint winner Tzigane, and high class Mauritian galloper Solar Symbol.
Lot 1 – out of a mare by champion sprinter Goldmark, this colt (a half brother to a four time winner) is bred on similar lines to ill-fated champion and July winner Big City Life as well as to the likes of Hundred Acre Wood and Syon, and this is the same family as Maiden Cup hero Flaming Axe, SA Oaks winner Tsessebe and Natal Oaks winner With Pleasure
Lot 6 – out of a Rich Man’s Gold half sister to a stakes performer, this filly’s dam is the brilliant 15 time stakes winner Izindaba – dam of Gr1 winner Duchess Daba and 3 other stakes horses
Dynastic Rule
One of the first sons of Horse Of The Year and sire Dynasty to go to stud, Dynastic Rule was a lightly raced winner who made just three starts in an all too short racing career. He lacks nothing for pedigree – he is out of 11 time Gr2 winner Cholula – an own sister to Gr1 SA Classic Topa Inca. From the family of Gr1 Urabamba (by Dynasty’s sire Fort Wood):
Lot 103 – out of a winning half sister to 5 winners, this colt is from an outstanding British family, with his relatives including Gold Cup hero Little Wolf, champion sprinter Sheikh Albadou and Gr1 miler Queen’s Hussar (sire of once beaten legend Brigadier Gerard)
Lot 150 – inbred to the great sire Hobnob, this filly’s second dam is a half sister to Gr2 Dingaans winner Petros, and her third dam is an own sister to Gr1 winner Novenna – dam of Gr1 winner Secret Rites and ancestress of dual Horse Of The Year Variety Club
Lot 153 – inbred to the great mare Fairy Bridge, this colt (a half brother to a four time winner), is out of a half sister to 2 stakes horses, including Listed Java Handicap hero Spitzbergen and this is also the sire of Gr1 performer and useful sire Raise A Raucus
Dynasty
An exceptional racehorse, former Horse Of The Year Dynasty has since become an equally outstanding sire. With three sons named Horse Of The Year (all of whom are standing at stud in 2016, Dynasty is also sire of champion Beach Beauty, Gr1 winners Act Of War and Ancestral Fore, Fillies Guineas winner Alexis, and current Gr1 winning stars Bela-Bela and It’s My Turn.
Lot 32 – bred on the hugely successful Sadler’s Wells/Kingmambo cross, this blue blooded filly is a half sister to 3 stakes horses, including two graded winning 2yos. She is from a great family which includes dual US champion sire Exclusive Native, QE II Stakes winner Poet’s Voice, Kentucky Derby winner Charismatic and multiple Gr1 winner Versailles Treaty. The latter is dam of Breeders’ Cup winner George Vancouver (by the Kingmambo sire Henrythenavigator)
Lot 50 – bred on the same cross as Derby winner It’s My Turn, July runner up Run For It and Gr2 winner Solid Speed, this filly is a half sister to five winners including Singapore champion Lizarre and is out of an own sister to Gr1 winning 2yo Talahatchie as well as to the dam of recently retired Dynasty Gr2 winner Solid Speed
Lot 120 – a full sister to a recent 2yo winner and half sister to 4 other winners, this filly is out of a Gr2 daughter of Golden Slipper and successful Australian sire Rory’s Jester, while second dam is a stakes winning daughter of the champion sire and broodmare sire Zabeel
Lot 133 – a full sister to a useful winner, this filly is out of a mare who won three and is from the family of European champions and top class sires/broodmare sires Diesis and Kris, top class SA sire Count Dubois and Irish 2000 Guineas hero Indian Haven
Eightfold Path
A top class two-year-old whose wins included the Gr3 Prix Eclipse (a race also won by champion sire Northern Taste), Eightfold Path is one of the best bred sires in South Africa – his Horse Of The Year sire Giant’s Causeway being a triple Champion Sire in North America (and sire of outstanding sire Shamardal), and his dam, Divine Proportions, being a dual French classic winner, who suffered just one defeat in her remarkable career.
Lot 28 – out of a half sister to 4 winners, this colt’s second dam (by champion sire Silvano) is a three parts sister to Gr2 Guineas winner Black Arthur and the latter’s Gr1 brother M’Lords Throat, and this is the family of Gr2 Merchants winner Delta Force
Lot 129 – like outstanding filly Lady Aurelia, this filly is inbred to the great sire Storm Cat. She is out of a winning half sister to 4 winners and this is the same family as seven time Gr2 winner Go For Scotch
Lot 164 – this colt is out of a six time winning half sister to the stakes placed dam of Gr2 Gold Bracelet winner Gallica Rose and Gr1 performer Galanthus
Lot 184 – a half sister to five winners (one of whom won five), this filly is out of a three time winning own sister to Go For Scotch and this is the same family as Epsom Derby winner and Champion Sire Never Say Die, among many others
Lot 213 – inbred to champion 2yo Storm Bird, this colt is out of a daughter of Kentucky Derby winner and champion sire Thunder Gulch, and this colt’s third is a 19 time Gr2 winning half sister to top sprinter and leading sire Forest Wildcat- sire of top SA sire Var. Like the colt on sale, Forest Wildcat is a Storm Cat line horse
Lot 215 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly out of a half sister to the dam of a Gr3 performer and is from the same family as Gr1 winners Lord Shirldor and Colonial Girl, the latter also dam of recent Gr3 winner Peggy Jay
Lot 255 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a winning daughter of two Gr1 winners – Kitwood and Fiara, and she (like the dam of the great Golden Horn) is inbred to outstanding sire Nureyev
Elusive Fort
An Equus Champion Son of the great sire Fort Wood – as is Dynasty – Elusive Fort is a half brother to former top class 2yo Easyjadeasy while his full sister is dam of recent Gr3 Winter Derby winner Elusive Silva. One of South Africa’s most exciting young sires, Elusive Fort’s first two crops produced the Gr1 winners Siren’s Call and Lauderdale, while his current 2yos include the exciting prospects Elevated, Safe Harbour and Smokey Affair.
Lot 148 – bred on the potent Fort Wood/Al Mufti cross, this filly’s dam is a half sister to 7 winners – one of whom won six and her third dam is an own sister to Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Hispanola. This filly’s second dam is by Model Man – sire of Elusive Fort’s high class sister Easyjadeasy
Fencing Master
By hot young sire Oratorio (whose first SA yearlings have fetched up to R3.2 million), Fencing Master was a top class 2yo who defeated Gr1 winners Buzzword, Dick Turpin and Xtension when second in the Gr1 Dewhurst Stakes (to another son of Oratorio). His first two dams are both French Gr1 winners, and Fencing Master’s first two SA runners have both been in the money.
Lot 54 – out of a dual winner this colt is bred to come to hand early – by a top class 2yo he is from the same family as early 2yo stakes winner Royale Scandal as well as champion 2yo Imperial Silver
Lot 107 – from the great Party Time family, this filly is out of winning half sister to 2 stakes horses including the dam of Gr1 performer Gitiano, and her relatives include champion filly In The Fast Lane and recent Gr2 Fillies Guineas winner Heaps Of Fun
Lot 239 – a half brother to a dual winner, this colt is from the family of champion 2yo Imperial Silver, top sprinter Desert Legend, and SW 2yos Royale Scandal and Heat And Dust
Fort Wood
A Gr1 winning half brother to 3 Gr1 winners, Fort Wood is one of the greatest sires ever to stand at stud in South Africa. A champion sire and broodmare sire (again in 2015-2016), Fort Wood has three sons named Horse Of The Year, and his top class sire sons include Dynasty, Horse Chestnut and Elusive Fort. The legend has 15 individual Gr1 winners to his credit, while his broodmare daughters have produced the likes of Cherry On The Top, promising sire Pluck, Capetown Noir and Noah From Goa – to name a few.
Lot 44 – out of a Gr1 daughter of Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus (damsire of Gr1 Golden Slipper hero Capitalist and local Gr1 winners Cloth Of Cloud and Silver Mountain), this filly’s third dam is US Gr1 winner and champion Northernette – an own sister to 2yo champion and hugely influential sire Storm Bird
Gimmethegreelight
By More Than Ready (also sire of hot sires Pluck and Sebring), Gimmethegreenlight was a top class 2yo (who won his first four outings) who trained on to beat dual Horse Of The Year Variety Club in the Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate. South Africa’s Leading First Crop Sire of 2015-2016, Gimmethegreenlight’s first crop includes impressive Gr1 winner Gunner, undefeated Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes hero Hack Green, the stakes placed Skip The Red and debut winners Beataboutthebush, Green Lantern and Green Pepper.
Lot 11 – this filly is out of a winning Captain Al half sister to 6 winners, and her second dam is an own sister to stakes winner and Gr1 Smirnoff (now Gold Medallion) runner up Hamildon Hill
Lot 26 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt’s second dam is a Northern Guest half sister to a stakes performer and this is also the family of champions Grey Sun and Cerulean Blue as well as Equus Champion Russian Sage
Lot 83 – out of a winning sister to Gr3 winner Dream Come True, this filly’s Gr3 second dam is an own sister to champion sprinter and Gr1 sire Goldmark and third dam is Broodmare Of The Year Pillow Talk
Lot 96 – out of a half sister to Oaks winning Equus Champion Festive Occasion (the dam of Gr1 winner and July third Do You Remember), this filly’s relatives also included graded winning females Sarasota and Supper Club
Lot 101 – out of a half sister to a stakes winning Gr2 performer as well as to the dam of high class local stakes winners Brown Penny and Night Trip, this well related filly is from the family of champions Peintre Celebre and Pawneese as well as Gr1 Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist – who is currently bidding to win the 2016 Cup
Lot 131 – this well bred filly is out of a Caesour half sister to a stakes winner, and a three parts sister to the Caesour sired international Gr1 winning siblings Irridescence and Perfect Promise, who won Gr1 races in Australia and Hong Kong
Lot 142 – this filly, whose first two dams are by champion sires Al Mufti and Silvano, is out of a three parts sister to Equus Champion and July winner Bold Silvano – now a promising young sire in South Africa
Lot 237 – a half sister to a winner, this filly (inbred to dual US champion sire Halo) is out of a winning daughter of a mare who is a three parts sister to former SA Horse Of The Year Ilha Da Vitoria – herself dam of SA Oaks winner Ilha Bela- and to US Champion and Gr1 Beverly Hills Handicap heroine Different
Lot 242 – a half brother to four winners, this colt is out of Gr1 SA Fillies Guineas/Gr1 November Handicap winner Duchess Daba-a daughter of leading sire and Gr1 broodmare sire National Assembly and the 15 time stakes winner Izindaba
Lot 257 – this well related colt is out of an Al Mufti half sister to Gr2 winning 2yo Winterinthewoods, and his first three dams are by champion sires Al Mufti, Fort Wood and Foveros, while third dam, Jubilee Handicap winner Thousand Nights, is dam of Equus Champion Highland Night and dual Gr1 winner and promising sire Warm White Night
Global One
In Australia, Global One is a son of Nureyev – whose successful sire sons include Theatrical, Polar Falcon (sire of Pivotal), Soviet Star, Peintre Celebre, Stravinsky and local sire Caesour. From limited opportunities, the sire has sired a number of useful winners including this season’s winning 2yo Zadora.
Lot 75 – out of a half sister to six winners (one of whom won seven), this colt is from the same family as SA champ Up The Creek, champion 2yo Ribofilio and US superstar Coaltown. He traces back in female line to US Broodmare Of The Year Easy Lass – dam of Coaltown and fellow US champ Wistful
Lot 113 – out of a winning mare whose own dam is a three parts sister to Gr1 winner Urabamba, this filly’s third dam is 10 time Gr2 winner Cholula (dam of sire Dynastic Rule). The latter is an own sister to Gr1 Classic hero Topa Inca and three parts sister to Gold Bowl hero Royal Line
Lot 128 – this colt is a half brother to six winners, including stakes winner Atlantic Inn, and the Oaks placed filly Tresco and second dam is multiple Gr1 winner St Just
Lot 160 – out of a winning Silvano half sister to Gr2 Senor Santa Handicap hero Dollar Dazzler, this colt is from the immediate family of current Gr1 winner Juxtapose and her Gr3 Prix Du Cap/Final Fling Stakes winning dam Sunsational as well as former Gr1 winners Eldoriza and Happy Landing
Lot 263 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt hails from the same family as top sprinter, and 12 time stakes winner Overdog and he is a member of the mighty Drohsky family
Go Deputy
A Gr1 winning millionaire, by a dual champion sire and from the family of breed shaping sires Fappiano and his son Quiet American, Go Deputy took plenty with him when he retired to stud. He has certainly lived up to expectations with his top offspring including this season’s Triple Crown winner Abashiri, East Cape star Gogetthesheriff, and high class stakes winners Changingoftheguard, Deputy Ryder and recent Gr2 Gold Bracelet winner Flying Ice.
Lot 146 – out of a winning mare, this colt’s second dam is a daughter of champion sire Fort Wood and former SA champ Whistling Dixie. The latter’s own runners including Gr1 winner and Dubai champ Grand Emporium and this is also the family of former Equus Champion 2yo Colt Ice Cube
Lot 212 – a colt who could be anything- this is a three parts brother to Triple Crown winner and multiple Gr1 winner Abashiri. His Western Winter sired dam is not only a half sister to Abashiri but is also a three parts sister to former Horse Of The Year Yard-Arm
Golden Sword
From the same family as this year’s Investec/Irish Derby winner Harzand, Golden Sword is a record breaking, Irish Derby runner up son of High Chaparral – one of the best sons of Sadler’s Wells. His first crop, include winners Belle Rose and Oasis Queen, who made a pleasing start, and this promising young sire (whose relatives also include sires Hethersett, Never Beat and Royal Prerogative).
Lot 221 – this filly is out of a Captain Al half sister to four winners and hails from the family of champions Harry Hotspur, Kiss Of Peace and Rotterdam, among others
Great Britain
An Al Quoz Sprint winning full brother to Cape Cross (whose offspring include 2016 Irish 2000 Guineas winner Awtaad and champion and sire sensation Sea The Stars), Great Britain’s small first SA crop included Gr1 2yo Mystical Twilight and his next has produced a host of 2yo winners including Wrecking Ball (impressive winner of her first two outings) and smart debut winner Hashtag Strat.
Lot 57 – inbred to the undefeated Danzig, this filly is out of a stakes placed daughter of Oratorio (damsire of recent Gr3 winner Dolce Strega). This filly’s dam is a half sister to a champion and this is the same family as Gr1 Melbourne Cup hero Protectionist, Gr1 Prix Ganay star Planteur, King George heroine Pawneese and Arc hero and top class sire Peintre Celebre
Lot 143 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is from an outstanding family whose immediate relatives include champion Splendid Ann, US 2yo star Officer, and former successful sire Complete Warrior. From the great La Troienne family, this female line has also produced top sire Bernstein (sire of Tepin), last year’s Gr1 winner Lumiere, and US champ, Breeders’ Cup heroine Outstandingly and Horse Of The Year and immortal broodmare sire Buckpasser
Lot 209 – this colt is out of a daughter of champion broodmare sire Al Mufti and a stakes placed winner of six, and this is the same family as Gr1 Cape Guineas second Chief-Of-Staff
Lot 227 – a half brother to 2 winners (one of whom won four), this colt’s dam is a half sister to Gr2 performer Coastal Trade and is out of former Golden Slipper winner Golden Silvino
Greys Inn
Himself an Equus Champion and multiple Gr1 winner, Zabeel’s son Greys Inn has enjoyed a consistent level of success. His half sister is the dam of Breeders’ Cup bound Met winner Smart Call (and another is dam of promising Daffiq), and Greys Inn has kept his family’s name in lights as the sire of champion Legal Eagle. Other notables sired by Greys Inn include Gr1 winners King Of Pain and Royal Bencher, Gr2 Dubai winner Forries Waltz, as well as high class performers Chekilli and Canterbury Tale.
Lot 12 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of an Al Mufti sister to six winners and her Harry Hotspur sired second dam is a half sister to 2 stakes performers. The family of Epsom Derby winner Blue Peter
Lot 61 – this colt is out of a winning daughter of an Oaks runner up, and hails from the family of champion Dancewiththedevil, as well as Gr1 winners Mill Hill and Smart As Paint, and Gr1 performer and sire War Lord
Horse Chestnut
Just once beaten, Horse Chestnut was a Triple Crown winner and graded stakes winner in North America. Widely regarded as one of the best horses ever seen in South Africa, Horse Chestnut has enjoyed plenty of success at stud. Not only is the champ sire of Gr1 winners Chestnuts N Pearls and Lucifer’s Stone (as well as recent graded winner Joan Ranger) but he ranks as broodmare sire of Breeders’ Cup bound champ Smart Call and fellow Gr1 winners Cannock Chase and Suggestive Boy.
Lot 82 – a full brother to a winner, this colt is out of an Octagonal half sister to Breeders’ Cup winner and sire Pounced, and his second dam is a stakes placed daughter of Storm Cat and classic winner Eurobird – the latter being a half sister to French Derby winners Assert and Bikala. This regally bred colt’s relatives also include successful sires Shantung and Swallow Tail, Irish 2000 Guineas winner Kings Lake as well as St Leger winning filly Herringbone
Lot 228 – a half brother to four winners, this colt (who is out of a stakes placed winner of seven) is bred on a similar Fort Wood/Restructure cross to former Horse Of The Year Legislate and this is the same family high class Gr3 winning 2yo Ethics
Ideal World
A stakes winning son of the Kingmambo and Breeders’ Cup champ Banks Hill, Ideal World is not only a half brother to a French Gr1 winner, but his champion dam is an own sister to champion sire and red hot sire of sires Dansili. One of South Africa’s most promising sires, Ideal World’s first crop included multiple Gr1 winning champion Smart Call and his second Derby winner Cape Speed and Gr1 filly Persian Rug.
Lot 141 – bred on the same cross as Derby hero Cape Speed, this colt (an own brother to a winner) is out of a full sister to a stakes performer. His Gr1 placed second dam (by champion broodmare sire Fort Wood) is an own sister to Fillies Guineas winner Dog Rose and Gr2 winner Kestrel
Lot 163 – a half sister to 4 winners, including a stakes placed winner of six, this filly (bred on a similar cross to champion Smart Call), is out of a half sister to the dam of Gr2 Emerald Cup hero Phunyuka and is from the same family as local great Politician and English classic winner Ragusa
Lot 179 – this well bred colt is out of a three time winning daughter of top sire Var (damsire of the Kingmambo line stakes winner Mambonick) and champion, and dual Oaks winner Monyela – a three parts sister to Horse Of The Year Horse Chestnut (who is broodmare sire of Ideal World’s champion filly Smart Call)
Lot 185 – a full or half sister to 5 winners (one of whom won four), this filly is out of a three time winning sister to a stakes performer. From the family of recent Gr1 SA Oaks winner Pine Princess, this filly’s top class international relatives include top sprinter Bluebird and champion fillies Dark Mirage and Indian Skimmer (the latter’s son, Manshood, siring another filly great in Ipi Tombe)
Lot 198 – bred on the same cross as Cape Speed, this colt’s dam is a winning own sister to Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes winner Prestic and also hails from the same family as Gr1 winning sprinter and sire Tobe Or Nottobe.
Lot 236 – this regally bred colt, whose dam is an own sister to a Gr3 winner and to the dam of Gr1 SA Derby winner Bouquet-Garni, is from the same family as champions Denebola, Bago and Coup De Genie, as well as legendary sires Machiavellian, Halo, Northern Dancer and Danehill – with the latter also featuring in this pedigree as the broodmare sire of Ideal World.
Lot 241 – a full sister to the useful stakes placed winner of four Fah Fee, this filly is out of a Sadler’s Wells half sister to a stakes winner and she is from the family of ill-fated French 2000 Guineas winner Landseer, dual Arc winner Treve, champion Moonlight Cloud and Epsom classic winning half siblings Generous and Imagine
Indigo Magic
A son of Gone West (sire of Western Winter, Speightstown, Grand Slam (sire of Visionaire), Mr Greeley (sire of Crusade etc) out of an Oaks winning daughter of champion sire Caerleon, Indigo Magic has produced more than his share of winners (from limited opportunities) including Fillies Guineas winner Go Indigo, top sprinter Shades Of Indigo and Sophomore Sprint hero Moonlight Gambler.
Lot 67 – this filly is out of a winning daughter of seven times champion sire Jet Master and Listed Winter Oaks winner Let’s Be Cool. She is also from the great E family responsible for local Horse Of The Year Empress Club, Equus champion and hot young sire Elusive Fort, European Gr1 winner and promising sire Rio De La Plata and recent Gr3 Winter Derby winner Elusive Silva among many others
Lot 139 – inbred to Triple Crown winner Nijinsky II, this filly is out of a four time winning daughter of champion sire Silvano and from the same family as Guineas winner Queen’s College, US Gr1 winner Crimson Palace and smart Silvano fillies Arissa and Inaninstant
Irish Flame
One of the first Dynasty sons to retire to stud, Irish Flame, like his sire, was a Horse Of The Year whose wins included the Gr1 Daily News 2000. Also runner up to champion Bold Silvano (where Irish Flame beat triple Horse Of The Year Pocket Power) in the Gr1 Durban July, Irish Flame also won both the Gr1 SA Derby by nine and a half lengths (from champion Pierre Jourdan) and Gr2 Gold Circle Derby.
Lot 64 – out of a half sister to five winners, this filly’s Jallad sired second dam is an own sister to Gr1 winning speedster Scarena. Jallad mares have done well with Dynasty (sire of Irish Flame) with the cross responsible for Derby hero It’s My Turn, Gr2 winner Solid Speed and Gr1 July runner up Run For It
Lot 95 – out of a National Assembly half sister to a four time winner and Victress Stakes second, this filly is from the same family as recent dual Gr1 winner Rabada and her fourth dam is outstanding Paddock Stakes winner Majorca
Lot 249 – a half brother to a three time winner, this colt is out of a winning Silvano half sister to 2 stakes producers, and is from the same family as Equus Champion and leading young sire Elusive Fort (whose sire Fort Wood is also sire of Dynasty). His third dam, champion Ecurie, is a half sister to 2 other Gr1 winners, including former Horse Of The Year Empress Club
Jay Peg
An Equus Champion and globetrotting star, former Dubai Duty Free/Singapore Cup hero Jay Peg has enjoyed a cracking stint of late, with his recent top performers including the graded winners Exit Here and Peggy Jay, Gr1 filly She’s A Dragon, and R2.7 million earner Victorious Jay. Also sire of previous graded winners Flash Drive, Hot Affair and Olympic Owen.
Lot 158 – closely inbred to Horse Of The Year Buckpasser, this filly is out of a Northern Guest half sister to a Gr3 performer and this is the same family as former Equus Champion Along Came Polly – who like the filly on offer is by an A P Indy line horse
Lot 193 – inbred to the wonderful mares Gay Missile and Lassie Dear, this filly (a half sister to 2 winners one of whom won five) is out of a winning half sister to East Cape champion and multiple stakes winner Juan Pablo and her second dam is former Gr2 winning 2yo La Deportista
Lot 202 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a winning daughter of outstanding sire Galileo (damsire of 2016 classic winners Galileo Gold and La Cressonniere) and is from an outstanding Australian family which includes leading sire Snippets, champion 2yo Zizou and former Gr1 Investec Cape Derby hero Ertijaal – who ran third in this year’s Gr1 Jebel Hatta
Judpot
Kingmambo’s half brother has wasted no time in establishing himself as one of South Africa’s top stallions. Judpot, whose first crop included Gr1 winners Along Came Polly and Forest Indigo, has enjoyed another sensational season – his top runners including Gr1 SA Fillies Classic winner Juxtapose, Golden Slipper heroine Final Judgement, Gr1 SA Derby runner up Rocketball and the very promising stakes winner Maleficent.
Lot 23 – this colt is out of stakes placed winner of four, whose half brother, Silver Flyer won the Gr2 Dingaans and finished second to the great Variety Club in the Gr1 Cape Guineas. His five time winning second dam is a half sister to 2 graded winners, including Gr1 winner Love Is In The Air (the latter being a Jet Master three parts sister to this colt’s dam
Lot 39 – bred like Gr1 performer Mister Cricket, this filly is out of a Caesour half sister to 3 stakes horses, and this is also the family of Judpot’s champion Along Came Polly, as well as Gr1 winners Marie Galante and Master Plan
Lot 48 – a half brother to a three time winner, this colt (inbred to mighty sire Nureyev) is out of a winning half sister to 5 winners, and his second dam is a half sister to an Oaks winner. This is also the family of multiple Gr1 winner and former Equus Champion Aslan
Lot 86 – this blue blooded colt (a half brother to five winners including Gr2 winner Winter’s Night) is out of former Equus Champion Night Diva. Inbred to champion Seattle Slew (as is current US sensation Frosted), this colt’s second dam is an own sister to Gr2 winning 2yo and sire Slew Per Sovereign
Lot 122 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly (also inbred to Nureyev and out of a Caesour mare) is out of a half sister to 2 stakes winners as well as to the dam of Gr1 winner Captain America and this is the remarkable Queen Of Light family, responsible for classic winners the world over
Lot 124 – this colt is out of a three time winning stakes winning daughter of seven times champion sire Jet Master and this is the same family as champion and multiple Gr1 winner Vesta
Lot 178 – out of a Rakeen daughter of SA Oaks winner Fast Break (by champion sire Foveros), this colt’s second dam is a full sister to the dam of Gr1 winner Orbison and this is also the family of star fillies Fairyinthewoods, Tarn Fairy and Yoshie
Just As Well
A Gr1 son of the mighty A P Indy (sire of current SA sensation Judpot as well as outstanding sires Pulpit, Bernardini and Malibu Moon), Just As Wells is a half sister to a champion 2yo filly, while hisGr1 winning Nureyev sired dam is a half sister to Gr2 Dwyer Stakes winner E Dubai, who is the sire of Breeders Cup winners Desert Code and Fort Larned. From his first small crop, Just As Well has sired a number of smart winners headed by Gr1 contenders Just As I Said and Well In Flight.
Lot 51 – a half brother to a winner, this colt is out of a King’s Best (damsire of 2016 Gr1 Grand Prix de Paris hero Mont Ormel) half sister to 3 stakes horses and is from the same family as Gr1 winners Bassenthwaite, Braashee, Keen Hunter and Awzaan as well as current high class performer Tasleet
Lot 214 – inbred to mighty sire and broodmare sire Nureyev, this filly is out of a winning three parts sister to Gr1 Cape Derby runner up Bluemambo, and this is also the family of champions Cerulean Blue, Grey Sun and Russian Sage
KAHAL
The Gr2 winning son of Machiavellian was an outstanding sire. Kahal left behind a legacy of top class performers- headed by no fewer than 20 individual Gr1 horses. That tally includes Noble Heir and Desert Links – who won Gr1 races between 1000 and 3200m-as well as Chocolicious, Love Struck, Spiced Gold and former champion Bold Ellinore.
Lot 98 – out of a winning half sister to Derby placed Paolo, this colt is from the family of French Gr1 winning champion Paita and current Gr3 winner Pas De Deux
Lot 108 – out of a Spectrum half sister to nine time stakes winner Knockout as well as to the dam of Gr3 Diana Stakes winner Promises To Keep, this filly is from the family of SA Oaks winner Sea Mist and her champion daughter Evening Mist, and this is the legendary Drohsky family
Kildonan
From the same male line as red hot young SA sire Pathfork, Kildonan was an outstanding racehorse, and unbeaten Gr1 winning champion at two. He went on to set a course record when winning a Gr1 race at two, and, from limited opportunities has sired high class fillies Beach Goddess, Rosier and Night In Tahiti as well as .
Lot 234 – this colt, whose dam is by world class broodmare sire Saumarez, is out of a half sister to former champion and Gr2 winner Special Key, who is also dam of Gr2 Diadem Stakes winner and millionaire Thunder Key – like the colt on offer by a Mr Prospector line sire
King Of Kings
A first English classic winner for Aidan O’Brien, King Of Kings was a top class performer whose wins included the Gr1 2000 Guineas and Gr1 National Stakes. Now deceased, the son of Sadler’s Wells left a number of smart performers behind including champion, and KZN sire, King’s Chapel, as well as Gr1 winners Reigning To Win and Ike’s Dream and is also broodmare sire of a Breeders’ Cup winner.
Lot 19 – a half sister to 4 winners, this filly (inbred to legendary sire Sadler’s Wells) is out of a seven time stakes winner and her third dam is also granddam of former Gr1 Empress Club Stakes winner Fading Light
Lot 34 – out of a winning half sister to Gr3 winner Announce Speed, this filly hails from the same family as Broodmare Of The Year and nine time stakes winner Trade Enquiry. Dam of Gr1 winners Buy And Sell and Count The Money, Trade Enquiry is also dam of SA Oaks winner Bedloe’s Island – like this filly, she by a son of Sadler’s Wells
Lot 180 – this filly (a half sister to 2 winners) is out of an own sister to Derby winner Enjoy The Show, with her damsire Sapieha also featuring as damsire of ill-fated Equus Champion Wild One
Lot 226 – out of a winning own sister to Gr3 performer Ballito Boy, this filly’s dam is also a half sister to talented Gr1 performer Tiger Shark – who also scored in Dubai. The family of high class filly siblings Legality and Precedent
King’s Apostle
A son and 2000 Guineas winner King’s Best, King’s Apostle (bred on the famed Kingmambo/Sadler’s Wells cross) was a top class sprinter. His second and third dams are both Gr1 winning 2yo champions, and King’s Apostle has sired a number of smart winners including National King and Paulus.
Lot 58 – inbred to Mr Prospector, this colt is out of a winning daughter of Western Winter and former champion National Bay, with the latter being a daughter of former top sire and increasingly prominent broodmare sire, National Assembly
King’s Chapel
A multiple Gr1 winner, King’s Chapel was Horse Of The Year, Champion Sprinter and Champion 3YO in New Zealand. The handsome chestnut’s wins included 3 at Gr1 level, notably the NZ 2000 Guineas . A proven sire of Group winners in New Zealand, King’s Chapel’s small first SA crop included talented Guineas performer Malak El Moolook.
Lot 159 – a half sister to recent Gr1 2yo Outshine, this filly is out of a winning Mogok own sister to Guineas runner up Sahara – herself dam of the very capable Desert Fighter, a smart winner on 2016 Vodacom Durban July day
Lot 260 – this filly is out of a winning daughter of Kahal, and her second dam is a winning full sister to Gr1 placed and Golden Slipper winner, Golden Silvino
Lateral
A son of Singspiel (a half brother to sires Rahy and Rakeen, and sire of champion Solow), Lateral was a champion at 2 and 3. The former Gr1 winning 2yo made a tremendous start to his stud career with his first crop producing Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Bilateral and Gr2 Dingaans Unparalleled and recently by eye catching debut winner Bonne Vie.
Lot 73 – a half sister to 4 winners, this filly is a full sister to Gr2 Peninsula Handicap runner up Milton. She is out of a stakes placed winner of four – whose Gr1 Whitney Handicap winning sire Unaccounted For is also damsire of US Gr1 winners Executiveprivilege, Hoppertunity, Overanalyze and Meadow Breeze
Lot 94 – this well bred filly is out of a half sister to 3 stakes horses, including champion and Gr1 winner Paraca, as well as to the dam of recent Gr3 winner and Gr1 July runner up Punta Arenas. From the family of US champion Paseana
Main Aim
A son of champion sprinter and top sire Oasis Dream (sire of hot young sires Querari, Power and Showcasing), Main Aim (whose first winner is the stakes winner Golden Mystery!) was a top class racehorse who twice won the Gr3 John Of Gaunt Stakes and also finished second in Britain’s sprint championship – the Gr1 July Cup. Out a Gr3 winner, Main Aim is from the same family as Mr Prospector and Seattle Slew.
Lot 62 – this filly is out of a daughter of Gr2 performer Ice Lily – an eight time winner who finished third in the Gr2 Ipi Tombe Challenge and this is also the family of Gr2 winner Copper Tan and former Gr1 SA Guineas hero State Control
Lot 66 – a half brother to a very useful winner, this colt is out of a winning daughter of Gr1 winning 2yo Girl On A Swing- whose half sister won the Gr1 Golden Slipper
Lot 172 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a winning half sister to 3 other winners and his third dam is champion Evening Mist, who won the Gr1 Champion Stakes, and who was produced by Gr1 SA Oaks winner Sea Mist
Lot 192 – out of a very quick, stakes placed winner of six, this filly’s second dam is a winning own sister to Gr2 winning 2yo Your Eminence and a half sister to 16 time Gr2 winner Bound By Honour, who finished third in the Gr1 July, and who tasted success in both South Africa and Germany
Mambo In Seattle
Just denied victory in the Gr1 Travers Stakes by the narrowest of margins, the regally bred Mambo In Seattle is a 3- parts brother to US champion (and 5x Gr1 winner) and top class sire Lemon Drop Kid. Out of an own sister to champion sire AP Indy, Mambo In Seattle has made an excellent start to his stud career with early stars including dual Gr1 winner Same Jurisdiction and July runners Mambo Mime and Saratoga Dancer.
Lot 7 – this well related filly is out of a 2yo stakes performer by Goldkeeper (damsire of recent Gr1 winner The Secret Is Out), and her second dam is an own sister to champion Arabian Lass and to the dam of multiple Gr1 winner Smart Banker. Inbred to the great mare Lassie Dear, this filly is from the family of European champions Minding and Vaguely Noble
Lot 9 – bred on a similar cross to champion filly Smart Call, this colt is a half brother to 3 winners including Gr3 Cape Classic hero Eighth Wonder, and his Fort Wood sired dam is a three parts sister to the legendary champion Horse Chestnut (damsire of Smart Call) and an own sister to champion Monyela
Lot 99 – a half brother to 4 winners including Gr2 Merchants hero Triptique, this colt is out of a Jallad half sister to a Gr3 winner and second dam (herself a half sister to 2 Gr1 winners) is former Gr1 Paddock Stakes winner Perfect Order
Lot 106 – inbred to Weekend Surprise (dam of A P Indy and Tiger Ridge) this filly is out of a stakes placed Tiger Ridge mare from the family of SA great and Horse Of The Year Model Man
Lot 154 – a half brother to a current winner, this colt is out of a winning own sister to multiple Gr3 winner Sunsational (dam of Gr1 winner and dual classic winner Juxtapose) and this is the same family as Gr1 winners Eldoriza and Happy Landing (the latter being by Mambo In Seattle’s close relative Al Mufti)
Lot 168 – a full sister to a winner, this filly is out of a full sister to a stakes horse and a half to useful stakes performer Rap Attack. Her second dam (a stakes winning sister to multiple Gr1 winner Set Afire) is very closely related to recent Gr1 Mercury Sprint winner Red Ray
Lot 181 – inbred to the great mare Gay Missile and legendary sire Nureyev, this colt is out of a winning own sister to stakes winner Vertical Sport and to the dam of globetrotting sprint star Tiza – the latter won 13 races of which seven were group/graded or listed events
Lot 186 – inbred to Lassie Dear, this filly is out of a winning daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Al Mufti and her second dam is a winning daughter of the great sire Zabeel and full sister to a Gr2 winner
Lot 253 – inbred to Nureyev (as is SA Derby winner Royal Bencher) this filly is out of a winning half sister to a stakes 2yo and three parts sister to international Gr1 winning siblings Irridescence and Perfect Promise. Her second dam is a Dancing Champ own sister to Gold Cup hero Castle Walk
Marchfield
A classic winner at 3yo, the tough and sound Marchfield raced in stakes races from two to five. A dual Canadian champion who earned more than $1 000 000 during his career, Marchfield is a son of dual US champion sire AP Indy – sire of South African sire sensation Judpot as well as the outstanding sires Pulpit (sire of Tapit), Malibu Moon and Bernardini. From an outstanding family (whose members include former top class SA sires Peaceable Kingdom and Home Guard), Marchfield has six first SA two-year-olds on offer here:
Lot 21 – a half brother to a useful winner, this colt is out of an own sister to Guineas winner Irish Assembly, and his second dam, by champion sprinter Thatching, is a half sister to 2 stakes winners
Lot 55 – out of a winning half sister to stakes winning sprinter Monterey Star, this filly’s second dam is a half sister to Gr2 winner Beacon Beauty and this is the family of 10 time stakes winner Follow The Piper (by A P Indy’s half brother Tiger Ridge) and the latter’s Gr3 winning half sister Katy’s Lane
Lot 74 – a half sister to 6 winners (including a six time winner) this filly is out of a Thunder Gulch (damsire of Breeders’ Cup Classic hero Bayern among others) half sister to an 11 time US stakes winner and this is the family of US Horse Of The Year Lady’s Secret. Inbred to Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew – as are Gr1 winners Constitution, Frosted, and Morning Line
Lot 104 – inbred to the great Secretariat, this colt is out of a half sister to Gr1 SA Derby hero Royal Bencher and second dam is a Caesour half sister to Gr2 winner Northern Host
Lot 114 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly is from the same family as Gr2 winner and Gr1 sire Sightseeing (like the filly on sale by an AP Indy son), and this filly traces back to the great broodmare Lady Be Good – also ancestress of champions Polish Precedent and Zilzal
Lot 262 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a daughter of champion sire/broodmare sire Fort Wood and is from the great Soho Secret family – responsible for champions London News and Kings Gambit, Breeders’ Cup hero Pluck and recent Derby hero Captain Splendid
MOGOK
A Storm Cat half brother to sire Machiavellian (sire of Kahal and Street Cry among others), Mogok is a proven top class sire, whose best runners include champion (and former 2yo sale graduate) The Apache, US Gr1 winner Gypsy’s Warning, Gr1 Champions Cup hero Orbison and ill-fated Equus Champion Wild One, as well as Gr2 Emerald Cup star Meadow Magic. This regally bred sire (a 3- parts brother to champion filly Denebola) has 13 juveniles here:
Lot 4 – a full brother to a useful winner, this colt is out of a winning Western Winter half sister to Gr2 winner Monet and this is the family of champions Ethereal Lady, Flobayou and Renounce, among many others, as well as current high class performers African Ruler and St Tropez
Lot 16 – out of a mare who won four, this colt’s first two dams are both multiple winners and this is the same family as Gr1 sprinter Big Sky Country as well as Mogok’s smart Gr3 son The Law
Lot 25 – this filly, out of a half sister to 2 winners, has a granddam who is a daughter of National Assembly and SA Fillies Guineas winner She’s A Treat (by Harry Hotspur), and the latter is also dam of six time stakes winner She’s All That – herself dam of Gr1 2yo Kilcoy Castle
Lot 33 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a daughter of a four time winning half sister to international Gr1 winners Irridescence and Perfect Promise, and this is also the family of Gr1 winner and Derby star Castle Walk
Lot 41 – a full brother to eight time winner Beat The Odds, this colt is out of a Guineas placed daughter of champion sire Foveros and Gr1 winner Parisian Affair, and is bred on the same cross as Mogok’s Gr1 winning son Orbison
Lot 59 – a half or full sister to 4 winners, this filly is out of a three time winning half sister to a Grade One horse and her second dam is an own sister to stakes winners Royal Voyager and Walk In Space. The same family as champion 2yo Fast Gun
Lot 71 – this filly (a half sister to a four time winner) is an own sister to talented Hong Kong winner Monsieur Mogok, and her second dam is an own sister to gallant front runner Wengener Hof and half sister to Gold Bowl star Eiger Sanction. She is bred on the same cross as Equus Champion and sire The Apache
Lot 123 – out of a winning daughter of ill-fated Australian sire Iglesia, this colt’s second dam is a half sister to Gr1 Queensland Derby runner up Palate, and her third dam is a stakes winning daughter of legendary stallion Sir Tristram
Lot 152 – a half sister to 3 winners, this well related filly is out of Al Mufti’s Flamboyant Stakes winner Star Watch, and the latter herself (a half sister to the dam of Gr3 winner Madrisa) is out of top class Gr2 winner Display Model – a daughter of top class broodmare sire Model Man
Lot 225 – a full brother to a six time winner, this colt is out of a four time winning half sister to a stakes performer, and this is the family of Gr1 Oaks winner Tsessebe and Gr1 2yo Palawan among others
Lot 252 – a half sister to 3 winners (including stakes winner Winter Fever), this filly is out of a Model Man half sister to Gr1 filly Cover Look (herself dam of British Group winner Shipmaster), and her second dam is multiple Gr1 winner Fanciful. This is also the family of top class fillies Agra, Her Way and School Assembly
Lot 259 – out of a five time winning granddaughter of the great Seeking The Gold, this filly’s second dam (who produced seven winners) is a half sister to flying Gr1 sprinter Lady Lexington and this is also the family of Gr1 Guineas winner Diamond Prince
Lot 265 – this well related filly is out of a winning daughter of SA Oaks winner Royal Prophecy (herself an own sister to another Oaks winner in Noble Destiny) – with the latter being an own sister to the dam of Mogok’s outstanding and multiple Gr1 winning daughter Gypsy’s Warning. The family of recent feature race winner Romany Prince
Noordhoek Flyer
Winner of both the Gr1 Cape Guineas and Gr2 KRA Guineas, Noordhoek Flyer shares his great sire Pivotal with more than 20 other Gr1 winners – including the highly successful sires Kyllachy and Siyouni. Out of a mare by Kris (damsire of sires Invincible Spirit and Kodiac), Noordhoek Flyer has sired a large number of winners, including Gr3 2yo Felicity Flyer.
Lot 13 – this well related filly is out of a winning Jet Master half sister to Gr2 winning 2yo Winterinthewoods and her second dam is a half sister to four stakes winners- including champion Highland Night and dual Gr1 winner and sire Warm White Night
Lot 72 – out of a four time winning daughter of leading sire and broodmare sire Barathea, this colt (whose second dam is by Danehill – damsire of Pivotal Gr1 winners Buzzword, Saoire and Siyouni) is from the family of champion and Gr1 winner Contributer (whose sire is, like Barathea, by Sadler’s Wells)
Lot 88 – inbred to the mighty Secretariat, this colt is out of a Hennessy half sister to an Irish stakes winner (who is dam of an Italian Gr3 winner) and he is from the same family as Gr1 Travers Stakes winner Corporate Report
Lot 90 – out of a Strike Smartly half sister to Gr1 winner Forest Path and Gr2 winner Reef Road, this bred filly’s second dam is a Northern Guest half sister to champion and Gr1 July winner Spanish Galliard
Lot 105 – out of a four time winning half sister to dual Gr1 winner North By Northwest (who was also a close second in the Gr1 J&B Met), this colt’s relatives also include former Equus Champion, and Gr1 winning millionaire Link Man
Lot 132 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a stakes placed daughter of champion sire and emerging broodmare sire Captain Al and the flying filly Lupine Lady – herself a daughter of SA legend Wolf Power (damsire of US champ Wise Dan)
Lot 170 – this filly is out of a stakes placed daughter of National Assembly and Gr2 winning sprinter Magic Filly and this is the same family as Australian Gr1 winner Jungle Dawn
Lot 191 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a winning daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Fort Wood and she hails from the same family as former Champion 2YO Colt Creator. The remarkable Drohsky family
Lot 245 – this well bred colt is out of a winning daughter of Fort Wood and multiple Gr1 winning Equus Champion Escoleta Fitz, and this is the famed E family responsible for such champion as Elusive Fort, Empress Club, Epoque and Ecurie – among others
Oratorio
A triple Gr1 winning son of the mighty Danehill, former European champion Oratorio has certainly made his mark at stud. A dual champion sire in Italy, Oratorio’s 40 odd stakes winners include 7 Gr1 winners, including champions Banchee, Beethoven and the remarkably Military Attack. Also damsire of Irish Gr3 winner Dolce Strega, Oratorio’s first SA yearlings really hit the mark and sold up to R3.2 million.
Lot 144 – inbred to Danzig and the mighty mare Natalma, this filly is out of former Gr3 Sycamore Sprint winner Smangaliso, a daughter of leading sire Kahal. This is the family of Australian Gr1 winner and sire Road To Rock, Gr2 winning 2yo Fallow and US millionaire Rochester
Lot 211 – a half sister to five winners, this filly is out of a three time winning three parts sister to Gr1 winning sprinter Rodoille and a half sister to Gr1 performer and millionaire, sire Blue Tiger. Her dam is also an own sister to the dam of champion and Gr1 Cape Guineas winner Pointing North (like the filly on sale by a Danzig line sire)
Lot 261 – out of a winning Western Winter half sister to Gr2 performer Split Decision, this colt’s second dam is Gr1 winner Divided Loyalty and this is the family of local Gr1 winners San Louis and Heracles, as well as international Gr1 winning siblings Irridescence and Perfect Promise
Pathfork
An unbeaten champion at 2yo, Pathfork’s wins included the Gr1 National Stakes (won by such sire greats as Roberto, El Prado and Dubawi). A son of champion US sire Distorted Humor (sire of Gr1 sires Flower Alley and Any Given Saturday), Pathfork (who is from the same family as champion sires Redoute’s Choice and Northern Guest) made an eye catching start to his stud career, with his first 2yos including the brilliant Gr3 Godolphin Barb winner Red Chesnut Road.
Lot 46 – a half sister to 4 winners (one of whom won four), this filly is out of a three time winning daughter of champion sire and hot broodmare sire Jallad and this is the family of former Gr1 Cape Guineas winner Shah Abbas
Lot 68 – this regally bred colt (whose first two dams are by Kingmambo and Sadler’s Wells) is not only inbred to the mighty Sadler’s Wells, but his third dam is the mighty stakes winner Alidiva – whose 3 Gr1 winning offspring include 1000 Guineas winner Sleepytime, and this is the mighty Bourtai family, responsible for US champions Slew O’Gold, Spain and Shuvee
Lot 117 – like lot 68, this filly is from the Bourtai family. A half sister to a debut winning 2yo, she is out of a mare by Point Given (whose sire Thunder Gulch sired Breeders’ Cup winner Spain from this family) and her second dam is a full sister to Gr1 Jockey Club Gold Cup winner and Gr1 Kentucky Derby runner up Aptitude
Lot 167 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a daughter of broodmare sire Elliodor and is from the family of champions Harry Hotspur, Kiss Of Peace and Rotterdam, among others
Lot 169 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt (who hails from the mighty Party Time family) is out of an own sister to Gr1 winner and Equus Champion Let’s Rock ‘N Roll, and his dam is also a half sister to fellow Equus Champion In The Fast Lane and the recently exported Gr2 Peninsula Handicap hero Light The Lights
Philanthropist
A Gr3 winning son of Kris S and from the same family as champion sires National Assembly and What A Pleasure, the regally bred Philanthropist (already a champion sire in the US) has made a huge impression with his first South African 2yos. They include the Gr1 filly Sail, stakes performer Kenny Trix and impressive debut winners Good To Give, Tipping Point and Rockefeller. Understandably Philanthropist yearlings have been in huge demand- a son of the sire topping the 2016 KZN Yearling Sale and two others fetching R1 000 000 plus at the National Sale. South Africa’s newest sire sensation has six on sale:
Lot 70 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of an Encosta De Lago half sister to a US Gr3 winner, and is from the family of champion and Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Overreach, local Gr3 winner Suyoof as well as Gr1 Blue Diamond hero and sire Reward For Effort
Lot 135 – this filly is out of a winning daughter of a stakes placed mare and she is from the same family as top sprinter Divine Act, recent Gr1 Summer Cup hero Master Sabina, Gr1 2yo This England and Fillies Guineas winner Kendal Green to name a few
Lot 161 – this colt is out of a winning own sister to an 11 time stakes performer, and is from the same family as Gr1 winner Kournikova as well as champions Harry Hotspur, Kiss Of Peace and Rotterdam
Lot 196 – a half sister to 3 winners, this filly is out of a winning Fort Wood own sister to Gr1 performer Noblewood and 3-parts sister to Gr2 Premier Trophy hero Hundred Acre Wood and Gr2 Drill Hall Stakes winner Syon
Lot 203 – a colt is out of a Trippi daughter of Gr1 Woolavington runner up Arabian Pearl – with the latter being an own sister to ill-fated champion and Gr1 sire Victory Moon. Also the family of Trippi’s Gr1 winning daughter Real Princess (3-parts sister to the dam of this colt) and Met winner Imperious Sue
Lot 244 – like top US 3yo Brody’s Cause, this filly is inbred to sire great Roberto. She is out of a winning own sister to Flamboyant Stakes winner Beat The Breeze and this is the same family as Sophomore Sprint hero Bulldozer
Querari
Another exciting young sire, former Italian Gr1 winner and champion Querari has made a great start to his stud career. His first small crop yield Gr2 winning filly Cosmic Light, Merchants winner Kangaroo Jack, and Gr1 Thekwini runner up Melliflora. His second crop includes Gr1 winner Querari Falcon and smart stakes horses Fresh, and Touching. The son of champion sprinter Oasis Dream has 6 juveniles:
Lot 77 – inbred to Danzig, this filly (a half sister to a winner) is out of a National Assembly 3-parts sister to champions Enchantress (dam of champion Laverna) and National Currency. Her third dam is Gr1 winner Enchanting (by 5x champion sire Jungle Cove) – dam of champion filly Harry’s Charm
Lot 78 – out of a daughter of a three parts sister to Enchantress and National Currency (who between them won seven Gr1 races), this colt’s family also includes the recently retired Gr1 star Siren’s Call and useful current galloper Rodney
Lot 100 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly’s Fort Wood sired dam is an own sister to the dam of smart filly Petty Officer, and this is the family of champions Victory Moon and Imperious Sue, recent Gr1 winning filly Real Princess (whose dam is by Fort Wood), and Royal Air Force, sire of Petty Officer
Lot 127 – a half sister to 3 winners, this well bred filly is out of a winning half sister to Listed Easter Handicap Serissa and from the family of recent Gr3 winning 2yo Janoobi, as well as the flying fillies Sweet Sanette and Franny. Her second dam, by champion sire and broodmare sire Royal Prerogative, was a champion at two
Lot 176 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a half sister to ill-fated US Gr2 winner Shakis. This is one of the greatest families in the stud book and includes champions Devil’s Bag, Glorious Song and Singspiel, as well as outstanding sires Rahy and Saint Ballado, as well as former SA sire Rakeen – sire of seven times champion SA sire Jet Master
Lot 200 – a half sister to a filly who won three, this filly is out of a half sister to 2yo stakes winner Burberry and her second dam is a daughter of Breeders’ Cup Mile winner (and top broodmare sire) Barathea and Australian Gr1 winner Electrique
Rebel King
A former Equus Champion Sprinter, Gr1 Cape Flying Championship winner Rebel King has made a name for himself as a sire of fast, precocious stock. His top runners include graded winners Prince Of Thieves and Royal Dreamer, East Cape champion La Rebel and promising 2yo, and Gr3 Champion Juvenile Cup runner up, Dark Force. Rebel King, one of the top five leading sires of 2yos in 2015-2016, has two here:
Lot 27 – this is a full sister to the very talented Rebel To The Fore – runner up in the Gr2 The Debutante, and she is also a half sister to four other winners – one of whom won nine. Her dam is a winning half sister to the top class, 5x stakes winner Joyous Dancer
Lot 109 – this colt is a half brother to 5 winners, including the stakes placed filly Sweet Painted Lady. Out of a mare by Jallad (sire of Rebel King’s top class relatives Lyrical Linda and Cousin John), he is also from the family of overseas classic winners Colonial Affair, Union Rags and Glad Rags II
Right Approach
A regally bred winner of the Gr1 Dubai Duty Free, Right Approach shares his sire with the great sire Street Cry and is from the same family as sire sensation Deep Impact, current French superstar La Cressonniere and US legend Round Table. His top runners include millionaire Whiteline Fever, and graded winners Halve The Deficit, Eventual Angel, and Fantastic Mr Fox.
Lot 31 – a half sister to a winner, this well related filly (who is from the same family as Right Approach himself) is a direct descendant of the great racemare and producer Height Of Fashion – dam of champions and Gr1 sires Nashwan, Nayef and Unfuwain and ancestress of such top class gallopers Lahudood and Ghanaati
Royal Air Force
A top class racehorse, whose wins included the Gr2 Astrapak 1900, Royal Air Force is a half brother, by 7x champion sire Jet Master, to Met winning champion Imperious Sue. The sire, whose relatives also include Gr1 winner Real Princess, has sired a number of useful winners (from limited opportunities) including stakes fillies Goodtime Gal and Petty Officer.
Lot 251 – this filly is out of a winning Dynasty half sister to five winners and this is the same family as recent Gr2 Camellia Stakes winner Joan Ranger and former Gr1 Champions Cup winner African Appeal
Lot 254 – a half sister to a stakes placed juvenile, this filly is out of a half sister to Gr2 performer and seven time winner Apple Princess, and this is the family of Fillies Guineas winner (and Broodmare Of The Year) Golden Apple, and her July winning sire son Pomodoro. The latter, like Royal Air Force, is a son of Jet Master
Russian Sage
From the same male line as current red hot French sire Le Havre, former Equus Champion Russian Sage was a top class racehorse, winning the Gr1 Daily News 2000 and Gr1 Cape Derby. One of 16 Gr1 winners for champion sire Jallad, Russian Sage has sired a number of winners from limited chances, including the useful filly Russian Girl.
Lot 89 – a half sister to three winners, this filly is out of a half sister to 3 other winners, and her third dam is Gr1 winner Smart As Paint- herself a half sister to Gr1 November Handicap winner Mill Hill. The family of uber tough race mare Sweet Virginia and her stakes winning son Strongman, now competing successfully in Hong Kong, and former Equus Champion Dancewiththedevil.
Lot 206 – out of a winning Western Winter half sister to 6 winners (one won ten!), this colt is from the family of R2 000 000 plus earner and current Gr1 performer No Worries, as well as his 11 time stakes winning dam Coastal Waltz. The latter is a three parts sister to the colt on offer’s second dam
Sail From Seattle
A blue blooded stakes winner by Gone West, the late Sail From Seattle was a 3-parts brother to dual US champion sire Smart Strike and also closely related to former star 2yo sale graduate Jackson. His first crop included a pair of Gr1 winners in Elusive Gold and recent Cape Flying Championship winner, his current 2yos include Gr1 filly Seattle Singer and stakes performer Pacific Spirit.
Lot 5 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a Gr2 half sister to 3 stakes winners, including the exported dual Gr1 winner Slumdogmillionaire – who is by Sail From Seattle’s three parts brother Strike Smartly, making this filly on offer a very close relation of that former SA Classic winner indeed!
Lot 8 – this well bred filly is out of a three time winning Caesour half sister to stakes winner and Gr2 November Handicap runner up School Assembly, and this is the same family as top fillies Fanciful and Cover Look
Lot 35 – a half sister to 6 winners (one of whom won seven in Britain), this well related filly is out of a Kris S half sister to champions Turgeon and Tikkanen, with the latter’s wins including the Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf. Bred on a similar Sail From Seattle/Roberto cross to Gr1 Cape Guineas hero Elusive Gold
Lot 97 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a half brother to former Gr1 winner and Equus Champion Paraca and this is the same family as current Gr1 contender Punta Arenas and former US legend and Gr1 Breeders’ Cup winner Paseana
Lot 138 – out of a three time winning Silvano half sister to Gr3 performer Captured Wind (by Sail From Seattle), this filly (whose relatives include champion fillies Enchanted Garden and Dog Wood) is a three parts sister to Sail From Seattle’s exported Cape Guineas hero Elusive Gold
Lot 151 – a half sister to 5 winners (including the dam of Gr3 Cape Nursery winner Captain Chaos), this well bred filly is closely related to such outstanding Gr1 winners Set Afire, Red Ray and Nania – with the latter trio (like the filly on sale) all being sired by a son of Gone West
Lot 155 – out of a winning daughter of top broodmare sire Model Man, this colt’s second dam is a six time stakes winner and this is the same family as champions and top sires Diesis and Kris as well as Gr1 winner and successful local sire Count Dubois (like the colt on offer by a Gone West line sire)
Lot 156 – bred on the same Sail From Seattle/Al Mufti cross as Elusive Gold, this filly’s second dam is a Kris S half sister to champions Tikkanen and Turgeon and her dam is inbred to Epsom Derby winner and great sire Roberto
Lot 165 – this colt is out of a daughter of champion sire Captain Al and a French stakes winner and he hails from the same family as numerous high class overseas gallopers, with his second dam being a half sister to top class but ill-fated sire Inchinor, and this is also the family of Duke Of Marmalade’s Gr1 daughter Venus De Milo
Lot 174 – a full or half sister to 8 winners (including a Gr2 sprinter by Sail From Seattle’s close relative Strike Smartly), this filly is out of a four time winning own sister to Equus Champion Saddlewood and this is the same family as Gr1 winners Golden Man, Fort Defiance, Ravishing and Vega
Lot 190 – this colt is out of a three time winning daughter of the great sire Red Ransom (broodmare sire of local sire and champion Marchfield), and his second dam is a half sister to Gr1 winning 2yo Hayil, as well as to the dam of recent European 2yo star and Gr1 winner Shalaa. Also the family of Gr1 2yo and hugely promising young sire Dragon Pulse, one of the leading first crop sires in 2016
Lot 222 – another bred on the successful Sail From Seattle/Al Mufti cross, this filly’s dam (out of a Listed Ladies Mile) is very closely related to Gr2 winner Captain’s Wild (a son of Al Mufti’s champion sire son Captain Al), and this is the family of champions Count Dubois, Diesis and Kris as well as Irish 2000 Guineas winner Indian Haven
Lot 268 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly (whose damsire is a half brother to Al Mufti) is out of a daughter of a Badger Land half sister to 3 stakes horses and this is the family of champions Harry Hotspur, Kiss Of Peace and Rotterdam
Lot 269 – this filly (also out of an AL Mufti mare) is a half sister to 3 winners, and her dam is a half sister to nine time stakes winner Royal Kashan, and this is the same family as Met winners Alastor, Polo Classic and Wild West
Seul Amour
A stakes winning son of two champions, Seul Amour is by the mighty champion (now deceased) sire Zabeel, whose 40 plus Gr1 winners include the hugely successful sires Greys Inn and Savabeel, as well as champion Octagonal (sire of The Conglomerate’s sire Lonhro). From limited stud opportunities, Seul Amour has sired Gr2 Gold Vase hero Heart Of A Lion and Australian stakes horses Coldens Choice and Black Tomahawk.
Lot 219 – this grey filly is out of a very quick mare who won six times over 1000m. Her second dam is a 10 stakes winning half sister to a seven times stakes winner, and all three first dams won at least six times
Seventh Rock
A product of two champions (his sire was Horse Of The Year and he is out of a champion sprinter) Seventh Rock (whose relatives also include Champion Harry’s Son) made a superb start to his stud career with his first crop producing 2yo Gr1 winner Guiness and his second crop the subsequent Equus Champion and Gr1 winner Seventh Plain. This well bred Gr1 winner has two lots on offer here:
Lot 87 – out of a Jallad half sister to Gr2 winning 2yo Winterinthewoods, this well bred colt’s second dam is a Fort Wood half sister to 4 stakes winners, including Equus Champion Highland Night and dual Gr1 winner and highly promising sire Warm White Night. His first three dams are all by champion sires!
Lot 137 – bred on the remarkable Danehill/Sadler’s Wells cross, this colt is out of a Fort Wood own sister to a seven time stakes horse, and his second dam is a Gr3 winning 2yo half sister to former Champion Secret Key (the latter being dam of Gr2 winner and millionaire Thunder Key)
Silvano
This multiple Gr1 winner, and former Champion Sire, has long been one of South Africa’s elite stallions. Silvano (sire of popular young sires Bold Silvano and Vercingetorix) had some exceptional 3yos last season including classic winners Silver Mountain and Black Arthur, Marinaresco, Derby winner Elusive Silva, and classy filly Nightingale. The sire of 17 individual Gr1 winners (and counting), Silvano has 9 here:
Lot 53 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a Roy own sister to a Gr3 winner, and her second dam is a Gr1 winner in Argentina. The family of top class French galloper Baby Turk
Lot 63 – this classically bred colt is out of a Listed Oaks Trial winner and from the family of former Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Toccata, as well as another Equus Champion – Long Dollar
Lot 92 – a half sister to Gr2performer and KZN Yearling Sale Million winner Ace Antonius, this filly (bred on the same Silvano/Roberto cross as champion Bold Silvano and Kings Gambit) is out of a winning daughter of outstanding sire Dynaformer and from the family of record breaking Irish 2000 Guineas winner Fourstars Allstar and the latter’s 21 time Gr2 winning brother Fourstardave
Lot 130 – bred on the hugely successful Silvano/Blushing Groom cross, this colt is a full brother to seven time Gr3 performer Silent Partner and his Gr3 SA Fillies Nursery winning dam is a half sister to former champion Secret Key, herself the dam of Gr2 winning millionaire Thunder Key
Lot 166 – a half sister to a winning 2yo, this filly is out of a daughter of Black Sam Bellamy (a Gr1 winning brother to Galileo) and former champion filly Tatler. The family of champion Consensual as well as the highly promising current performers Attenborough and Myfunnyvalentine, as well as Gr1 winner In Camera
Lot 218 – bred on the same cross as J&B Met winner Martial Eagle, this blue blooded colt is a half brother to the now retired Gr2 Betting World 1900 winner Solid Speed and useful Gr3 performer Rainy Day Blues. His dam is a full sister to Gr1 winning 2yo Talahatchie as well as to the dam of top class 2yo filly The Merry Widow
Lot 229 – a half sister to 4 winners (including the smart filly Cosmic Burst), this filly is out of a full sister to Gr3 filly Quick As Lizard and half sister to Gr3 Prix Du Cap heroine Winter Burst, and her third dam is none other than former champion and Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Burst
Lot 243 – a full sister to a nine time winner, this filly is out of a half sister to 2 stakes horses, as well as to the dam of lightning fast Gr1 winning sprinter Tommy Hotspur, and her second dam is also ancestress of former brilliant Graded winning 2yo She’s A Winner
Stagelight
Now deceased, the former Gr3 UAE 2000 Guineas winner Stagelight was the only son of Montjeu (sire of current sire sensation Tavistock) ever to stand at stud in South Africa. From the family of recent European Gr1 winners Ectot (by a son of Montjeu) and Most Improved, Stagelight left behind such useful fillies as Nonki Poo and Margot On Stage from limited chances.
Lot 76 – a half sister to 4 winners, this filly is out of a Western Winter half sister to 3 stakes horses, one of whom won in Britain. Her stakes winning second dam is a half sister to Gr2 winner Cruise Collection and to the dam of Gr1 winner Captain America. This is the great Queen Of Light family
Lot 162 – this filly is a full sister to Gr3 filly Margot On Stage and half sister to stakes performer, and recent winner, Friendly Tibbs. Out of a Saumarez mare, she is thus bred on a very similar cross to Montjeu’s Epsom Derby winner and Gr1 sire son Authorized
The Sheik
A son of Al Mufti and out of a former broodmare of the year, the dual classic winner, and own brother to top sprinter Al Nitak, has sired a number of smart performers, including Gr1 sprinter Sheik’s Brashee and stakes winner Sheikitupbaby.
Lot 18 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a half sister to ill-fated Gr1 winning sprinter Scarena and this is also the family of Oaks runner up African Grey and former Woolavington Cup hero Tensing
Lot 20 – this colt is out of a half sister to a six time winner, and his third dam is former champion, and multiple Gr1 winner Grey Sun. The latter, in turn, is a full sister to champion in Cerulean Blue and this is also the family of dual Equus Champion and sire Russian Sage, as well as Gr1 SA Derby winner Silver Sliver
Lot 49 – a half sister to useful filly Shezaleader, this filly is out of a speedy winning full sister to 7x winner and Gr3 performer Prime Mover and is also the family of champion Devon Air, Gr2 winner She’s On Fire and the latter’s fast improving Gr3 daughter Icy Fire
Lot 119 – out of a Caesour half sister to 6 winners, this colt’s third dam won the Gr2 SA Oaks and is the same family as Gr1 winning filly Love Is In The Air and Cape Guineas runner up Silver Flyer among others
Tiger Ridge
A Storm Cat half brother to AP Indy, the late Tiger Ridge enjoyed success at stud in both South Africa and US. A former leading first crop sire, Tiger Ridge’s local representatives include Gr1 Cape Guineas winner (and 2YO Sale grad) Noah From Goa, Equus Champion Cherry On The Top, Gr1 Summer Cup hero Wagner, millionaire Kavanagh and Fillies Guineas winner Maybe Yes.
Lot 238 – this colt is out of a three time winning daughter of a Breeders’ Cup Mile winner and from the same family as Gr2 Gimcrack Stakes winning sire Carrowkeel, South African Champion Sprinter Cataloochee and the high class group winners Asian Heights and St Expedit
Toreador
This Gr1 son of Danehill (whose sire sons also include Dansili, Fastnet Rock and Redoute’s Choice) is a proven sire of high class gallopers, with his best including Equus Champion Link Man, star sprinter Jackodore, current Gr3 winning speedster Bull Valley, and Gr1 2yos Misty Birnam and Prospect Strike.
Lot 199 – out of a winning daughter of champion sire and emerging broodmare sire Captain Al, this filly (inbred to Danzig) has a second dam who is a National Assembly half sister to the dam of Gr1 winning sprinter Contador and this is also the family of SA champions Mazarin, National Emblem (by National Assembly) and Roland’s Song
Lot 207 – nicely inbred to both Danzig and Natalma, this filly’s dam is an own sister to the stakes placed winner of eight Boarding Call, and this is the famed Lily family whose members including Gr1 winning Danzig line gelding Bold Thatch and other Gr1 winners Fort Defiance, Ravishing and Vega
Lot 235 – a half or full sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a smart, stakes winner of six, who is a three parts sister to the dam of stakes winning 2yo Juan Two Three and the exported Gr1 filly Counter Ridge. Also the family of champion National Bay, who, like the filly on offer, is by a Danzig line horse
Traffic Guard
Like first crop sire Gimmethegreenlight, Traffic Guard is a Gr1 son of world leading sire and Gr1 winner More Than Ready (also responsible for Australian sire sensation Sebring). Runner up to champion New Approach in the Gr1 Irish Champion Stakes, Traffic Guard’s first crop made an encouraging start – four of his early first crop runners have won or been placed.
Lot 30 – out of a three time winning Northern Guest half sister to a Gr2 filly and to the dam of a stakes winner, this filly’s second dam is a winning own sister to 9 time Gr3 winner Winter Lass – dam of dual Gr1 winner and classic winner The Monk
Trippi
A champion sire, Trippi’s offspring have earned more than $50 000 000 the world over. The son of End Sweep enjoyed another magnificent season in 2015-2016, with his top performers including Gr1 winners Inara and Real Princess, Gr1 Summer Cup runner Deo Juvente, and inaugural CTS Million Dollar hero Illuminator. Champion sire for 2015-2016, Trippi, also broodmare sire of Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Liam’s Map, is the sire of more than 120 stakes horses! This wonderful sire has three juveniles on sale here:
Lot 189 – out of a dual winning half sister to Gr1 winning 2yo Exhilaration, this well related filly’s second dam is a half sister to 11 time Gr2 winner Grecian Gale (dam of Gr1 winners Malteme and Wendywood) as well as to Northern Gale (dam of the now retired Gr1 July winner Power King)
Lot 201 – a half brother to a winner, this colt is out of a five time winning stakes winner, whose sire is former European champion and world leading sire Rock Of Gibraltar and his second dam is a half sister to the outstanding Australian Gr1 winner Naturalism
Lot 210 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a 4 time stakes winner whose grandsire is the great Machiavellian. This is an outstanding international family and the filly’s relatives include Breeders’ Cup champ Sheikh Albadou, Gr2 winning 2yo Captain Hurricane and Gold Cup hero Little Wolf
Twice Over
Closely related to one of Britain’s top current gallopers (Time Test), former European Champion Twice Over was an outstanding racehorse, whose 12 wins included four at Group 1 level, and, like outstanding sire Fairway, was a dual winner of the Gr1 Champion Stakes. A Mr Prospector line horse and from the family of the great racehorse and sire Damascus.
Lot 47 – a half brother to 4 winners, this well related colt is out of a winning Elliodor half sister to July runner up Superwood, and his dam is also a three parts sister to former Equus Champion Promisefrommyheart (by Elliodor). The family of champions Kings Gambit and London News as well as Breeders’ Cup winner Pluck and popular Cape sire Master Of My Fate
Lot 56 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a National Assembly half sister to the dam of recently retired Gr1 winner Siren’s Call. This filly’s dam is also a three parts sister to the National Assembly sired champions Enchantress and National Currency
Lot 173 – out of a Gr2 daughter of the great broodmare sire Elliodor, this filly’s first three dams are by Elliodor, Dancing Champ and Damascus (and she is inbred to the great mare Kerala – dam of Horse Of The Year and outstanding sire Damascus). This filly is also inbred to two of Northern Dancer’s greatest sire sons – Lyphard and Nijinsky II
Lot 256 – another inbred to Kerala, this colt is a half brother to 7 winners, with his 3 stakes siblings including Gr3 Cape Nursery winner Empress Crown. He is out of the top class racemare Fire Tread, whose wins included the Gr3 Diana Stakes
Var
One of South Africa’s very best stallions, the ever popular Var (his offspring have fetched up to R4 000 000) is a proven sire whose top runners include champions Variety Club, Val De Ra and Via Africa. Var’s top class 2yos last season included the impressive stakes winner Exquisite Touch, Gr2 winner A Womens Way, and Gr1 SA Nursery runner up Rivarine. The sire of 18 Gr1 horses to date, Var has 2 lots:
Lot 102 – an own sister to a winner, this filly is out of a Silvano half sister to 3 stakes winners, including Gr2 winners Royal IQ and Mentor, as well as to the dam of the Var sired Gr1 filly Schiffer, thus the filly on offer is a three parts sister to the very talented Schiffer as well as the latter’s Dubai based Gr2 brother Mastermind
Lot 157 – this blue blooded colt is a half brother to none other than star filly Juxtapose – winner of both the Gr1 SA Fillies Classic and Gr2 SA Oaks. Inbred to the mighty Storm Cat, this colt’s Windrush sired dam was a top class racemare whose wins included the Gr3 Prix Du Cap and Gr3 Final Fling Stakes. The family of Var’s Gr2 winning son Dollar Dazzler
What A Winter
One of South Africa’s most popular young stallions, triple Equus Champion What A Winter was a 15 time winner and one of the best sprinters seen in this country for many a year. The four time Gr1 winner not only hails from the superb Gone West male line, but he is from the same family as sire legends Hyperion, Pharamond, Sickle and Sir Tristram, as well as current star sprinter Twilight Son.
Lot 43 – a half brother to a winner, this colt is out of a very fast five time winner. He is from a high class family, responsible for the likes of Merchants winner Penny Whistle and UAE winner T-Bird
Lot 115 – a half brother to 2 winners, including six time stakes winner Cante Libre, this colt is out of a winning daughter of National Assembly and Gr3 2yo Charming Cuisine. He is from the same family as one of history’s greatest racehorses – the once defeated Brigadier Gerard
Lot 121 – bred to be very quick, this filly is by a champion sprinter out of a Gr3 daughter of a champion sprinter. This is also the family of unbeaten 2yo champ Private Reserve and French Gr1 winner and sire Olden Times
Lot 195 – bred on a similar cross to Equus Champion and sire Capetown Noir, this filly is out of a Fort Wood half sister to Gr1 performer and July contender Mambo Mime and two other stakes horses. Inbred to Mr Prospector, this filly’s second dam is a daughter of outstanding sire Miswaki (damsire of Galileo) and champion Susurration
Lot 230 – another bred on the Western Winter/Fort Wood cross, this filly (a half sister to 3 winners), is out of a daughter of Oaks winner Gleaming Sky (by champion sire Badger Land), and this branch of the La Troienne family has thrown numerous stars including French Derby winner and champion sire Caerleon
Lot 250 – out of an Al Mufti half sister to 3 winners including a stakes horse, this colt is from the legendary “E” family – responsible for recent Derby hero Elusive Silva, red hot sire Elusive Fort and champion siblings Ecurie and Empress Club, among many others
Windrush
This Seeking The Gold son enjoyed a superb season in 2015-2016 with his 2yos. From just six runners, Windrush juveniles included Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery heroine Nordic Breeze and KZN Yearling Sale Million heroine Lunar Rush. A well established sire, whose top offspring include ill-fated Equus Champion Mother Russia, Gr1 sprinter Rushing Wind and Gr2 Emerald Cup hero In A Rush.
Lot 42 – out of a half sister to 2 winners, this colt’s dam is a three parts sister to Dubai champion and Gr1 young sire Asiatic Boy. He traces back directly in female line to Alanesian, and is from the same family as outstanding racehorses Cryptoclearance, Harlan’s Holiday and Revidere, as well as dual Canadian champion and promising SA sire Marchfield
Lot 240 – a half sister to 2 winners (one of whom has won three), this filly (whose relatives include stakes winner Anglet) is out of a three time winning daughter of the stakes winning mare Fairy Traveller – a half sister to 2 other stakes winners as well as the dam of champion filly Blushing Becky
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